“Sick? Why there’re people in the cemetery feel better
than I do.” (Unfortunately, the man who used to say this has passed away and is now in the
cemetery.)
“Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.”
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| Photo by Nelda Liles, Frisco, Texas |
“Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.”
“A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere
tractor.” Hero learned hornets are faster than a Ford tractor when he mowed
over a hive. I wasn’t around but Darling Daughter 1 drove him to the ER for a treatment.
They gave him a shot and wanted to admit him to the hospital, but he refused.
Men! At least he came home and went to
bed for a few hours.
“Words that soak
into your ears are whispered…....not yelled.” Perhaps this why when I’m
especially angry—seldom happens—I almost whisper.
“Meanness don't
just happen overnight.”
“Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.”
“Do not corner something that you know is meaner than
you.”
“It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.”
“You cannot unsay a cruel word.” Especially important to remember!
“Every path has a few puddles.”
“When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.”
“The best sermons are lived, not preached.” This is so
true. Children pattern themselves after us, not simply what we say. Adults
around us also see whether we practice what we preach. I hope I do.
“Most of the stuff people worry about, ain't never gonna
happen anyway.” Since she’s passed away and can’t come over and scold me, I’ll
tell a family story. My mom was a champion worrier, and I mean world class. Once when there were heavy
rains in Houston, she called my brother to see if he’d gotten home safely from
work but he didn’t answer his home phone.This was before everyone had a cell phone. She called again a couple of hours later and he
still didn’t answer. She decided he’d driven off into flood water and drowned. She
called every fifteen minutes until 3 am and then stopped for a few hours and tried
again before she called me. I told her if there was a problem, he would have
called us. Sure enough, that afternoon he called because he’d just returned
home from a trip. I’d like to say that cured her of worrying needlessly, but it
didn’t.
“Don 't judge
folks by their relatives.” Oh, this is one we know is true, don’t we?
“Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.”
“Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older
and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.”
“Don 't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you
none.”
“Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain
dance.”
"If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is
stop diggin'.”
“Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.”
“Always drink
upstream from the herd.”
“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that
comes from bad judgment.”
“Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than
puttin' it back in.”
"If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some
influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.”
“Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to
fight, he'll just kill you.”
And my favorite:
“The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to
deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin'.”
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